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What is the stupidest name in the universe?
These names are from this book i was reading in school: Gilgamesh, Shamhat, Uruk, Enkida, Ishtar, and humbaba. The book was about Gilgamesh. The oldest book in history is: "The Epic of Gilgamesh"
Are they any ways Gilgamesh and Enkidu hurt each other in their adventure?
Yes, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh and Enkidu end up fighting each other after Gilgamesh rejects the goddess Ishtar's advances. However, their conflict ultimately strengthens their friendship as they learn to respect and rely on each other in times of need.
What universal themes are expressed in the epic of Gilgamesh?
It is a story about a bull thing named Gilgamesh, he ruled over the city Uruk, where people did not like him very much. Thats all I know so far! Hope it helps. Just search on any website and you should be able to find it pretty easily
Are any of the characters in Far and Away real?
No, it is a romantic epic but fictional.
Where can one read the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The book can be bought at almost any bookstore including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It can also be purchased as an e-book version through Sony, Amazon, or Nook.
Which is older the story of Noah or the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The Sumerian and Babylonian versions were written down before the Biblical version of the flood but they may have the same cultural memory to thank as a point of origin. The stories were passed down for hundreds of years as oral retelling so there's no positive way to say which one edged out the others. Through literary analysis it is assumed in Middle Eastern scholarship that Gilgamesh's Utnapishtim preceded the Bible's Noah. See the Related Links for "Noah's Flood and the Gilgamesh Epic" The origin of the idea that the Gilgamesh epic came first was through the promoters of the now discredited Documentary Hypothesis which contained anti-biblical evolutionary presuppositions. As the above link details it is more likely that Gilgamesh was a corrupted version of the Biblical account rather than the other way around. The other possibility (which can be also simultaneously correct) is of course that Gilgamesh is a corrupted version of the true event. Every culture has their own ancient flood legends, many with uncanny similarities to the Biblical account. These cannot all have copied , as Gilgamesh may have, from the Biblical record, but certainly they reflect 'cultural memory' of a true event in the distant past. _______________________________________ Actually, I have to disagree with the answer provided above. The Gilgamesh flood story is clearly dependent upon the Atrahasis epic, or a common precursor or variant of this tale (See The Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic by Tigay). Although we cannot be certain, the flood story was probably added to the Gilgamesh epic when it was standardised in the early 2nd millennium BCE. The oldest extant copu of Atrahasis is dated to the old Babylonian period - around 1700 BCE. Consequently, it is ludicrous to argue that there is any literary dependence by either Atrahasis or Gilgamesh on Genesis. Genesis is closer in content to Atrahasis than Gilgamesh, so even if Mosaic authorship of Genesis was granted (nearly all scholars, however, date Genesis to the 5th or 6th centuries BCE) it would still be at least two hundred years too late.
What is the message of the movie Beowulf?
You can take any epic from history, re-write it and turn it into bad cinema.
What are similarities between Eve and the harlot of Gilgamesh?
do you see any similarities between eve and the harlot of gilgamesh
Who built an ark in Gilgamesh?
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, it was Utnapishtim who built a large boat/ark to survive the great flood sent by the gods. This story bears similarities to the biblical account of Noah and the ark.
Did gilgamesh get married?
In tablet three of the standard version the city council urges Enkidu to protect Gilgamesh and bring him safely back to his "wives". This is the only mention of any marriage bond in the epic proper, although in an old babylonian version Siduri advises the king to "continually embrace" his wife and gaze upon the little child that holds [his] hand". The older Sumerian poem, The Death of Bilgamesh (the Sumerian form of the hero's name) that probably dates to the late third millennium, mentions the king's "beloved wife", children, and junior wives.
Who was Gilgamesh's arch enemy?
Gilgamesh doesn't really have an arch enemy. He encounters, or more accurately, makes various enemies throughout the epic but there is no single "arch" enemy that opposes him at every turn. These incidental enemies include Enkidu, Humbaba, Ishtar, the Bull of Heaven, and the mysterious stone crew of the ferryman. Note that it is usually Gilgamesh himself who creates these enmities by his actions. In fact, the best candidate for the position of arch enemy is Gilgamesh himself! The fight with Enkidu only happens because Gilgamesh oppresses his own citizens. Gilgamesh kills Humbaba to obtain personal glory but the end result is the ignominious death of his best friend. Ishtar sends the Bull of Heaven because Gilgamesh insults her and the slaughter of the "stone ones" is an unnecessary and misguided act of violence. He even considers attaching Utnapishtim at one stage. The fight with Enkidu aside, all of these violent episodes ultimately work against Gilgmaesh's best interests. Setting out to achieve fame and immortality, he achieves neither in the way he had anticipated. The wisdom he eventually acquires at the very end of the epic seems to include the insight that it is better to nurture life than to destroy it. Perhaps this is why the list of his achievements in the introduction to chapter one lacks any reference to the slaying of monsters.
Were any of William Shakespeare's plays real?
Shakespeare's history plays were based on real events.
